Literature
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write 5 sentences about one writer (Chekhov, Tolstoy, Maupassant or Jack London).
Individual answer: years, country, main works, which movement, why important.
2
Write the similarity and difference between naturalism and critical realism.
Both show life truthfully; naturalism stresses scientific exactness and life’s harsh sides, while realism stresses social criticism.
3
Name three writers from Asian literature and their countries.
Tagore — India; Akutagawa — Japan; Lu Xun — China.
4
What is decadence and why was it opposed?
A mood of pessimism and weariness; realists held that literature should show life and social problems.
5
Can world literature be a historical source about the period? Give reasons.
Yes, works reflect the life, views and problems of the time, but the author’s viewpoint must be taken into account.